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Henri Malosse, President of the European Economic and Social Committee, was on mission in Kiev the 14 July to discuss various aspects of the relations between Ukraine and the European Union.

On this occasion, President Malosse held discussions with key representatives of Ukrainian civil society, such as Patriarch Philaret and Iryna Gerashchenko, Chairperson of the European Integration Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament...

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3 May 2012

President Staffan Nilsson at the launch of the EU-China partnership on Sustainable UrbanisationSustainable urbanisation is an important matter both for EU and China therefore the challenges and opportunities in the areas of sustainable city planning, urban infrastructure and mobility were discussed. The EESC meets regularly with the Chinese Economic and Social Council on the occasion of the EU –China Round Tables. The declaration adopted during the most recent Round Table in Hangzhou in April focused on sustainable urban development.

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Krawczyk: Consumers pay dearly for a lack of European single skyLack of pan-European coordination of airspace costs around EUR 150 billion in the EU's lost GDP and has attributed to 150 million extra tonnes of CO2 pumped into the air over a decade, said Jacek Krawczyk, Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee, in a conference held today in Warsaw on the prospects for development of air transport in Poland. The conference was organised by the Civil Aviation Office in Poland.

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Former EESC Vice-President Jacek Krawczyk (2010-2013)

26 Apr 2012

Your Europe, Your Say 2012!The event "Your Europe, Your Say!" event took place on 26-28 April 2012. This year again, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) invited school pupils and teachers from all over Europe to join them in Brussels.

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Former EESC Vice-President Anna-Maria Darmanin (2010-2013)

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Privatisation in Belarus: yes, but…Privatisation is not a cure-all approach, and if mishandled, can backfire, warned Jacek Krawczyk, Vice-president of the European Economic and Social Committee in a seminar entitled “Privatization and private entrepreneurship in Belarus – scope for international assistance ", held today in Warsaw. Opened by Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski and European Enlargement Commissioner, Štefan Füle, the conference mulled over privatization requirements and business reforms needed in Belarus and looked into the role that the EU and international bodies can play.

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Former EESC Vice-President Jacek Krawczyk (2010-2013)

13 Apr 2012

Social business - The DNA for a new EU economic orderPresident Staffan Nilsson took part in the TEDx Utrecht University event "Creating a social world". It gathered social entrepreneurs, intellectuals, economists, social activists together with university students.

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Vice-President Krawczyk for greater airport competitionPublic support should not be the main driver of investment in the development of airports; investment decisions should be made on the basis of expected profitability, said Jacek Krawczyk, Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in a conference, held today, on the funding of airports organised by the EESC.